CRN Storage News

Veeam, which has a history of working exclusively with channel partners and offering free versions of new products, is making sure its new Veeam EndPoint Backup Free solution does not get in the way of its channel business.

HP is promoting new object storage solutions tying its ProLiant servers to software from Cleversafe and Scality, a move that comes as channel partners report scaling and other issues with HP's Ibrix-based StoreAll solutions.

Gridstore, which develops scale-out storage solutions based on its high-performance storage nodes, has added compute capability to those nodes to take on Nutanix and SimpliVity in the fast-growing hyper-converged infrastructure market.

HP is bundling a 1-TB license for its HP StoreVirtual VSA (Virtual Storage Array) with every new ProLiant Gen9 server and making it available free to customers with non-HP servers based on the new Grantley processors.

Formation Data Systems has $24 million in investments from the likes of Dell and the CEOs of Box and Seagate, and it's not shy about saying customers will have to throw out existing storage to get ready for new applications.

Originally slated to ship early this year, NetApp's FlashRay all-flash storage array is now available not only as a high-performance solution but one which features data migration interoperability with NetApp's flagship FAS line.